Details about Brian G. Knight

Homepage:	https://sites.brown.edu/brianknight/
Workplace:	Economics Department, Brown University, (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2024

1. The Rise of the Religious Right: Evidence from the Moral Majority and the Jimmy Carter Presidency
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

2022

2. Vote Early and Vote Often? Detecting Electoral Fraud from the Timing of 19th Century Elections
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   See also Journal Article Vote early and vote often? Detecting electoral fraud from the timing of 19th century elections, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2025) (2025)

2021

3. Crime and Gender Segregation: Evidence from the Bogota "Pico y Genero" Lockdown
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article Crime and Gender Segregation: Evidence from the Bogota “Pico y Genero” Lockdown, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2024) View citations (1) (2024)

2020

4. Immigration and Violent Crime: Evidence from the Colombia-Venezuela Border
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (16)
   Also in Borradores de Economia, Banco de la Republica de Colombia (2020) View citations (15)
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2020) View citations (14)
   See also Journal Article Immigration and violent crime: Evidence from the Colombia-Venezuela Border, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier (2023) View citations (5) (2023)
5. Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability:Evidence from Chavezís Venezuela
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (9)
   See also Journal Article Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank (2022) View citations (1) (2022)
6. Reducing Frictions in College Admissions: Evidence from the Common Application
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics View citations (1)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2019) View citations (6)
   See also Journal Article Reducing Frictions in College Admissions: Evidence from the Common Application, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2022) (2022)
7. The Franchise, Policing, and Race: Evidence from Arrests Data and the Voting Rights Act
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)
   Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2020) View citations (5)
   Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2020) View citations (6)
   Discussion Papers, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political Research (NICEP) (2020) View citations (7)

2019

8. Protecting Journalism in the Age of Digital Platforms
   SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL View citations (2)
   Also in Working Papers, HAL (2019) View citations (2)

2017

9. Advertising Spending and Media Bias: Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls
   CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers View citations (6)
   Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2017) View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article Advertising Spending and Media Bias: Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls, Management Science, INFORMS (2021) View citations (8) (2021)

2016

10. The Limits of Propaganda: Evidence from Chavez's Venezuela
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)
    See also Journal Article The Limits of Propaganda: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2019) View citations (8) (2019)
11. The Out-of-State Tuition Distortion
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article The Out-of-State Tuition Distortion, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2019) View citations (4) (2019)

2014

12. An Econometric Evaluation of Competing Explanations for The Midterm Gap
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (5)
    See also Journal Article An Econometric Evaluation of Competing Explanations for the Midterm Gap, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, now publishers (2017) (2017)
13. Homophily, Group Size, and the Diffusion of Political Information in Social Networks: Evidence from Twitter
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (18)
    See also Journal Article Homophily, group size, and the diffusion of political information in social networks: Evidence from Twitter, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2016) View citations (88) (2016)
14. Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy
    Post-Print, HAL
    Also in Working Papers, IGIER (Innocenzo Gasparini Institute for Economic Research), Bocconi University (2013)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2013)
    CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2014)
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL (2014)
    See also Journal Article Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy, American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association (2016) View citations (24) (2016)
15. On the Selection of Arbitrators
    Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers, Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research View citations (35)
    Also in CEPR Discussion Papers, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers (2011)
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics (2012) View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article On the Selection of Arbitrators, American Economic Review, American Economic Association (2014) View citations (36) (2014)

2012

16. Partisan Control, Media Bias, and Viewer Responses: Evidence from Berlusconi’s Italy
    SciencePo Working papers Main, HAL View citations (18)
    Also in Post-Print, HAL (2012) View citations (41)
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (2009) View citations (21)
    See also Journal Article PARTISAN CONTROL, MEDIA BIAS, AND VIEWER RESPONSES: EVIDENCE FROM BERLUSCONI'S ITALY, Journal of the European Economic Association, European Economic Association (2012) View citations (193) (2012)
17. Sequential or Simultaneous Elections? A Welfare Analysis
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article SEQUENTIAL OR SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS? A WELFARE ANALYSIS, International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association (2015) View citations (2) (2015)

2011

18. State Gun Policy and Cross-State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (9)
    See also Journal Article State Gun Policy and Cross-State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2013) View citations (36) (2013)

2010

19. Spatial Competition and Cross-border Shopping: Evidence from State Lotteries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (3)
    See also Journal Article Spatial Competition and Cross-Border Shopping: Evidence from State Lotteries, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2012) View citations (11) (2012)
20. Spatial competition and cross-border shopping
    New England Public Policy Center Working Paper, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston View citations (5)

2009

21. Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (6)
    See also Journal Article Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from US Municipalities, American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association (2011) View citations (41) (2011)
22. Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis
    Working Papers, Brown University, Department of Economics
    Also in Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics (2009)
    See also Journal Article Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis, The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter (2010) View citations (4) (2010)

2008

23. Media Bias and Influence: Evidence from Newspaper Endorsements
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (49)
    See also Journal Article Media Bias and Influence: Evidence from Newspaper Endorsements, The Review of Economic Studies, Review of Economic Studies Ltd (2011) View citations (199) (2011)

2007

24. Momentum and Social Learning in Presidential Primaries
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (14)
    See also Journal Article Momentum and Social Learning in Presidential Primaries, Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press (2010) View citations (46) (2010)
25. Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
    Working Papers, Cornell University, Center for Analytic Economics View citations (53)
    See also Journal Article Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration, The Quarterly Journal of Economics, President and Fellows of Harvard College (2007) View citations (60) (2007)

2006

26. Socially Optimal Districting: An Empirical Investigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
27. The Causes of Political Integration: An Application to School Districts
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (7)

2005

28. Socially Optimal Districting
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (4)

2004

29. A New Look at Racial Profiling: Evidence from the Boston Police Department
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (33)
    See also Journal Article A New Look at Racial Profiling: Evidence from the Boston Police Department, The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press (2009) View citations (106) (2009)
30. Are Policy Platforms Capitalized into Equity Prices? Evidence from the Bush/Gore 2000 Presidential Election
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Are policy platforms capitalized into equity prices? Evidence from the Bush/Gore 2000 Presidential Election, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2007) View citations (26) (2007)
31. Bargaining in Legislatures: An Empirical Investigation
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (2)
32. Legislative Representation, Bargaining Power, and the Distribution of Federal Funds: Evidence from the U.S. Senate
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (26)

2003

33. Parochial Interests and the Centralized Provision of Local Public Goods: Evidence from Congressional Voting on Transportation Projects
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations (10)
    See also Journal Article Parochial interests and the centralized provision of local public goods: evidence from congressional voting on transportation projects, Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier (2004) View citations (73) (2004)

2002

34. State capital taxes and the location of investment: empirical lessons from theoretical models of tax competition
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (2)

2000

35. The flypaper effect unstuck: evidence on endogenous grants from the Federal Highway Aid Program
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.) View citations (7)

Journal Articles

2025

1. Vote early and vote often? Detecting electoral fraud from the timing of 19th century elections
   Journal of Public Economics, 2025, 243, (C)
   See also Working Paper Vote Early and Vote Often? Detecting Electoral Fraud from the Timing of 19th Century Elections, NBER Working Papers (2022) (2022)

2024

2. Crime and Gender Segregation: Evidence from the Bogota “Pico y Genero” Lockdown
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2024, 38, (3), 466-482 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Crime and Gender Segregation: Evidence from the Bogota "Pico y Genero" Lockdown, NBER Working Papers (2021) View citations (2) (2021)

2023

3. Immigration and violent crime: Evidence from the Colombia-Venezuela Border
   Journal of Development Economics, 2023, 162, (C) View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Immigration and Violent Crime: Evidence from the Colombia-Venezuela Border, Working Papers (2020) View citations (16) (2020)

2022

4. Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela
   The World Bank Economic Review, 2022, 36, (2), 455-487 View citations (1)
   See also Working Paper Opposition Media, State Censorship, and Political Accountability:Evidence from Chavezís Venezuela, Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)
5. Reducing Frictions in College Admissions: Evidence from the Common Application
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2022, 14, (1), 179-206
   See also Working Paper Reducing Frictions in College Admissions: Evidence from the Common Application, Working Papers (2020) View citations (1) (2020)

2021

6. Advertising Spending and Media Bias: Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls
   Management Science, 2021, 67, (2), 698-719 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper Advertising Spending and Media Bias: Evidence from News Coverage of Car Safety Recalls, CEPR Discussion Papers (2017) View citations (6) (2017)
7. The Common Application and Student Choice
   AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111, 460-64

2019

8. The Limits of Propaganda: Evidence from Chavez’s Venezuela
   Journal of the European Economic Association, 2019, 17, (2), 567-605 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper The Limits of Propaganda: Evidence from Chavez's Venezuela, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (4) (2016)
9. The Out-of-State Tuition Distortion
   American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2019, 11, (1), 317-50 View citations (4)
   See also Working Paper The Out-of-State Tuition Distortion, NBER Working Papers (2016) View citations (2) (2016)

2017

10. An Econometric Evaluation of Competing Explanations for the Midterm Gap
    Quarterly Journal of Political Science, 2017, 12, (2), 205-239
    See also Working Paper An Econometric Evaluation of Competing Explanations for The Midterm Gap, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (5) (2014)

2016

11. Homophily, group size, and the diffusion of political information in social networks: Evidence from Twitter
    Journal of Public Economics, 2016, 143, (C), 73-88 View citations (88)
    See also Working Paper Homophily, Group Size, and the Diffusion of Political Information in Social Networks: Evidence from Twitter, NBER Working Papers (2014) View citations (18) (2014)
12. Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy
    American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 2016, 8, (1), 224-56 View citations (24)
    See also Working Paper Market-Based Lobbying: Evidence from Advertising Spending in Italy, Post-Print (2014) (2014)

2015

13. SEQUENTIAL OR SIMULTANEOUS ELECTIONS? A WELFARE ANALYSIS
    International Economic Review, 2015, 56, (3), 851-887 View citations (2)
    See also Working Paper Sequential or Simultaneous Elections? A Welfare Analysis, NBER Working Papers (2012) View citations (3) (2012)

2014

14. On the Selection of Arbitrators
    American Economic Review, 2014, 104, (11), 3434-58 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper On the Selection of Arbitrators, Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers (2014) View citations (35) (2014)

2013

15. State Gun Policy and Cross-State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2013, 5, (4), 200-229 View citations (36)
    See also Working Paper State Gun Policy and Cross-State Externalities: Evidence from Crime Gun Tracing, NBER Working Papers (2011) View citations (9) (2011)

2012

16. PARTISAN CONTROL, MEDIA BIAS, AND VIEWER RESPONSES: EVIDENCE FROM BERLUSCONI'S ITALY
    Journal of the European Economic Association, 2012, 10, (3), 451-481 View citations (193)
    See also Working Paper Partisan Control, Media Bias, and Viewer Responses: Evidence from Berlusconi’s Italy, SciencePo Working papers Main (2012) View citations (18) (2012)
17. Spatial Competition and Cross-Border Shopping: Evidence from State Lotteries
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2012, 4, (4), 199-229 View citations (11)
    See also Working Paper Spatial Competition and Cross-border Shopping: Evidence from State Lotteries, NBER Working Papers (2010) View citations (3) (2010)

2011

18. Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from US Municipalities
    American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, 2011, 3, (3), 82-112 View citations (41)
    See also Working Paper Government Form and Public Spending: Theory and Evidence from U.S. Municipalities, NBER Working Papers (2009) View citations (6) (2009)
19. Media Bias and Influence: Evidence from Newspaper Endorsements
    The Review of Economic Studies, 2011, 78, (3), 795-820 View citations (199)
    See also Working Paper Media Bias and Influence: Evidence from Newspaper Endorsements, NBER Working Papers (2008) View citations (49) (2008)

2010

20. Momentum and Social Learning in Presidential Primaries
    Journal of Political Economy, 2010, 118, (6), 1110 - 1150 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper Momentum and Social Learning in Presidential Primaries, NBER Working Papers (2007) View citations (14) (2007)
21. Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis
    The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 2010, 10, (1), 59 View citations (4)
    See also Working Paper Pet Overpopulation: An Economic Analysis, Working Papers (2009) (2009)

2009

22. A New Look at Racial Profiling: Evidence from the Boston Police Department
    The Review of Economics and Statistics, 2009, 91, (1), 163-177 View citations (106)
    See also Working Paper A New Look at Racial Profiling: Evidence from the Boston Police Department, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (33) (2004)
23. A spatial merger estimator with an application to school district consolidation
    Journal of Public Economics, 2009, 93, (5-6), 752-765 View citations (78)

2008

24. Legislative Representation, Bargaining Power and The Distribution of Federal Funds: Evidence From The Us Congress
    Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (532), 1785-1803 View citations (80)
    Also in Economic Journal, 2008, 118, (532), 1785-1803 (2008) View citations (74)
25. The Effects of School District Consolidation on Educational Cost and Quality
    Public Finance Review, 2008, 36, (4), 408-430 View citations (18)

2007

26. Are policy platforms capitalized into equity prices? Evidence from the Bush/Gore 2000 Presidential Election
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (1-2), 389-409 View citations (26)
    Also in Journal of Public Economics, 2006, 90, (4-5), 751-773 (2006) View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper Are Policy Platforms Capitalized into Equity Prices? Evidence from the Bush/Gore 2000 Presidential Election, NBER Working Papers (2004) View citations (2) (2004)
27. Erratum to "Are policy platforms capitalized into equity prices? Evidence from the Bush/Gore 2000 Presidential Election" [J. Public Econ. 90 (4-5) (2006) 751-773]
    Journal of Public Economics, 2007, 91, (1-2), 387-387 View citations (1)
28. Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration
    The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 2007, 122, (4), 1409-1471 View citations (60)
    See also Working Paper Socially Optimal Districting: A Theoretical and Empirical Exploration, Working Papers (2007) View citations (53) (2007)

2005

29. Estimating the Value of Proposal Power
    American Economic Review, 2005, 95, (5), 1639-1652 View citations (76)

2004

30. Parochial interests and the centralized provision of local public goods: evidence from congressional voting on transportation projects
    Journal of Public Economics, 2004, 88, (3-4), 845-866 View citations (73)
    See also Working Paper Parochial Interests and the Centralized Provision of Local Public Goods: Evidence from Congressional Voting on Transportation Projects, NBER Working Papers (2003) View citations (10) (2003)

2003

31. Public Funds and Private Capital Markets: The Investment Practices and Performance of State and Local Pension Funds
    National Tax Journal, 2003, 56, (3), 579-94 View citations (22)

2002

32. Endogenous Federal Grants and Crowd-out of State Government Spending: Theory and Evidence from the Federal Highway Aid Program
    American Economic Review, 2002, 92, (1), 71-92 View citations (277)

2000

33. Supermajority voting requirements for tax increases: evidence from the states
    Journal of Public Economics, 2000, 76, (1), 41-67 View citations (67)

1999

34. Rainy Day Funds and State Government Savings
    National Tax Journal, 1999, 52, (3), 459-72 View citations (23)

Chapters

2023

1. Comment on "Intergovernmental Grants and Policy Competition: Concepts, Institutions, and Evidence"
   A chapter in Policy Responses to Tax Competition, 2023